Twilight baseball league accepting players

The Fall River Jr. Twilight Baseball League at Lafayette Park is accepting registrations for the new season.

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Posted Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:46 AM

Posted Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:46 AM

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The Fall River Jr. Twilight Baseball League at Lafayette Park is accepting registrations for the new season.

Wednesday registrations will take place March 6 and 13 at the VFW Hall, 486 Bedford St., from 6 to 8 p.m. A Saturday registration will be held March 16 at the Lafayette Park Field House, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Children ages 13 - 16 (anyone born between May 1, 1996, and May 1, 2000) are eligible to register and try out for the league. Participants must fall under the age requirement as of May 1. New and returning players must try out to be eligible for the player draft.

New players must present a birth abstract prior to tryouts. A parent or legal guardian must company all players at registration. for which there is a $30 fee. Players will be able to get that money back by selling at least six raffle books during the season.

Registrations also will be accepted at all tryouts, which are scheduled for March 23, 24 and 30, and April 6 and 7, at Lafayette Park Baseball Field, 10 a.m. to noon.

This year, three teams will feature 13 players maximum. Games will be played Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. If enough players register, the league will expand to four teams. Each team will play a 20-game schedule, with a championship series and round-robin tournament at the end of the season. An all-star team will be selected to play against other all-star teams throughout the city.

The season will conclude with a September banquet and award ceremony.

Opening day is set for April 29.

More information is available at www.frjrtwi.org, or by contacting League President Chuck Thibault at (508) 472-0710 or Board Chairman George McDonald at (508) 678-0349.